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It is characterized by the presence of whitish-yellow dots on the pharyngeal wall, tonsils or lingual tonsils. They are firmly adherent and cannot be wiped off. [ 1 ] The surrounding region does not show any sign or inflammation or any other symptoms that make affect the rest of the body.
Brachyscome chrysoglossa is an upright, perennial herb 15–40 cm (5.9–15.7 in) high, smooth or with occasional hairs. The leaves are basal or borne on the stems, narrowly egg-shaped or elliptic, 1–11 cm (0.39–4.33 in) long, 2–18 mm (0.079–0.709 in) wide, smooth or hairy, entire or lobed.
Neolecta vitellina (=N. aurantiaca) (Egg-yellow Earth Tongue) Neolecta is a genus of ascomycetous fungi. The species share the English designation " Earth tongues " along with some better-known fungi (e.g. Geoglossum , Microglossum ) with a similar general form, but in fact they are only distantly related.
A common name for Spathularia flavida is yellow Earth tongue. The spores are tightly packed side by side in the asci. The fruit body of S. flavida is a light yellowish-brown color and rarely of a brown color. The stipe grows to about eight centimeters in length and one centimeter in girth, and the flattened head grows on the sides of the stipe.
The sides of the tongue are inspected with a gloved hand holding a piece of gauze. The tongue is moved side to side and inspected; it should be pink, moist, smooth and glistening. Assessment of the ventral (bottom) surface of the tongue is done by having the patient touch the tip of their tongue against the roof of their mouth.
Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]
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Type 1 – Symptoms not present upon waking, and then increase throughout the day; Type 2 – Symptoms upon waking and through the day; Type 3 – No regular pattern of symptoms; Sometimes those terms specific to the tongue (e.g. glossodynia) are reserved for when the burning sensation is located only on the tongue. [21]